The Recall Desk
Severity pendingFDA (Devices)·Z-0489-2026·Announced 2025-11-19

Brand Name: Alinity hq Analyzer Product Name: Alinity hq Analyzer Model/Catalog Number: 09P68-01

Pending LLM rewrite. Source: FDA_DEVICE Z-0489-2026.

Severity not yet assessed

We have not scored this recall against our rubric yet, so we are not showing a severity rating or our usual guidance. The agency’s own notice below is the authoritative source — read it first.

Plain-English summary

Software issue for hq analyzer results in system not visibly applying appropriate flagging to results when saturation is present which may result in incorrect results.

The recalled product

Product
Brand Name: Alinity hq Analyzer Product Name: Alinity hq Analyzer Model/Catalog Number: 09P68-01 Software Version: 5.0 to 5.10.1 for OUS, 5.7 and 5.10.1 in the US Product Description: Alinity hq Analyzer Component: No
Manufacturer
Abbott Laboratories

Distribution

Distributed nationwide across the United States.